Football season is upon us and with it is the annual Glenn Clark Radio Picks league. We continue the tradition of being held accountable for our flawed opinions. A familiar group re-enters the arena, no newcomers and all 12 men from a season ago holdover into 2025: Glenn, Griffin, Paul Valle III, Kyle Ottenheimer, Jon Proctor, Ken Zalis, Ryan Chell, John Keller, Jeremy Conn, Joe Serpico and James Revere.
James is our reigning champion, walking away with a little bit of cash, but the real purpose of this exercise is to avoid losing and coming in dead last. This year’s punishment will entail a play on the ‘24-hour game’ in which the loser will have to spend 24 hours in the establishment of one of our PressBox partners, and chances to shave off time by completing various tasks or consuming certain foods. And for our friend Andrew Stetka–who so badly wants out of the league–understanding of the rules, the only way out is to win the league, or SPECTACULARLY avoid losing.
A refresher on how the game works, the gang will select the nine most compelling games of the week’s football slate and make their picks against the spread, three College Football games, six NFL games.
It’s Round One of the CFP and the Ravens have a massive primetime tilt vs New England:
No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide @ No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners, Friday Dec. 19, 8:00 p.m., ABC/ESPN [BAMA -1.5] – Round One of College Football Playoff
Andrew: Alabama
Glenn: Alabama
Griffin: Oklahoma
Jeremy: Oklahoma
James: Alabama
Joe: Oklahoma
John: Alabama
Proctor: Oklahoma
Ken: Alabama
Kyle: Oklahoma
Paul: Oklahoma
Ryan: Oklahoma
No. 10 Miami Hurricanes @ No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies, Saturday Dec. 20, 12:00 p.m., ABC/ESPN [TAMU -3.5] – Round One of College Football Playoff
Andrew: Texas A&M
Glenn: Texas A&M
Griffin: Texas A&M
Jeremy: Miami
James: Miami
Joe: Texas A&M
John: Miami
Proctor: Texas A&M
Ken: Texas A&M
Kyle: Miami
Paul: Texas A&M
Ryan: Texas A&M
No. 20 Tulane Green Wave @ No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels, Saturday Dec. 20, 3:30 p.m., TNT/HBO Max/truTV [MISS -17.5] – Round One of College Football Playoff
Andrew: Tulane
Glenn: Tulane
Griffin: Ole Miss
Jeremy: Tulane
James: Tulane
Joe: Tulane
John: Ole Miss
Proctor: Tulane
Ken: Ole Miss
Kyle: Tulane
Paul: Ole Miss
Ryan: Tulane
Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks, Thursday Dec. 18, 8:15 p.m., Prime Video [SEA -1.5]
Andrew: Rams
Glenn: Seahawks
Griffin: Seahawks
Jeremy: Seahawks
James: Rams
Joe: Rams
John: Seahawks
Proctor: Rams
Ken: Seahawks
Kyle: Rams
Paul: Rams
Ryan: Rams
Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears, Saturday Dec. 20, 8:20 p.m., FOX [GB -1.5]
Andrew: Packers
Glenn: Packers
Griffin: Bears
Jeremy: Packers
James: Packers
Joe: Bears
John: Bears
Proctor: Bears
Ken: Bears
Kyle: Bears
Paul: Bears
Ryan: Bears
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers, Sunday Dec. 21, 1:00 p.m., FOX [TB -3.0]
Andrew: Bucs
Glenn: Bucs
Griffin: Panthers
Jeremy: Bucs
James: Bucs
Joe: Panthers
John: Panthers
Proctor: Bucs
Ken: Bucs
Kyle: Bucs
Paul: Bucs
Ryan: Panthers
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Denver Broncos, Sunday Dec. 21, 4:05 p.m., FOX [DEN -3.0]
Andrew: Jaguars
Glenn: Broncos
Griffin: Broncos
Jeremy: Jaguars
James: Broncos
Joe: Broncos
John: Broncos
Proctor: Jaguars
Ken: Broncos
Kyle: Jaguars
Paul: Jaguars
Ryan: Broncos
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Detroit Lions, Sunday Dec. 21, 4:25 p.m., CBS [DET -7.0]
Andrew: Lions
Glenn: Steelers
Griffin: Steelers
Jeremy: Lions
James: Steelers
Joe: Lions
John: Lions
Proctor: Lions
Ken: Lions
Kyle: Lions
Paul: Lions
Ryan: Steelers
New England Patriots @ Baltimore Ravens, Sunday Dec. 21, 8:20 p.m., NBC [BAL -2.5]
Andrew: Ravens
Glenn: Ravens
Griffin: Patriots
Jeremy: Ravens
James: Patriots
Joe: Ravens
John: Patriots
Proctor: Ravens
Ken: Patriots
Kyle: Ravens
Paul: Ravens
Ryan: Ravens
Ken Zalis joined Glenn and Griffin–as he does every Thursday–to help the boys make their picks, you can watch along by clicking play on the video below, starting at the 1:01:05 mark. You can also check out the updated season-long standings, and if you’d like just audio, click the SoundCloud player to hear KZ, Glenn and Griffin breakdown Round One of the College Football Playoff and the big NFL Week 16 slate, culminating in our Ravens/Patriots picks:
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